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Star Gossage exhibition opens this weekend
28 April 2022
Star Gossage: He Tangata The People opens this weekend with a public talk within the gallery.
Winning streak for No.8 Wire award recipient
21 April 2022
The blind-judging process resulted in a double win for artist Gina Ferguson.
Find your April adventure
13 April 2022
We’ve got your fun sorted this April thanks to our action-packed activity guide.
Emerging Maaori artists in conversation at Waikato Museum
04 April 2022
The creative journey of emerging Maaori artists will be explored at a panel discussion to be held this weekend Saturday 9 April.
My Vaccine Pass will not be required to enter Museum
01 April 2022
Proof of vaccination will not be a requirement of entry at Waikato Museum or ArtsPost from 5 April 2022.
Finalists named for Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award competition
23 March 2022
Twenty-seven artists from across New Zealand have been named as 2022's finalists for this annual competition which challenges Kiwi creatives to transform No.8 Wire into inspiring art.
Capture a moment under Our Moon and be in to win
22 March 2022
An out-of-this-world giveaway! Enter the prize draw by sharing your photos.
Top artist to judge 2022 National Contemporary Art Award
21 March 2022
Entries are open now for the National Contemporary Art Award 2022.
Our Moon exhibition lands at Waikato Museum this weekend
15 March 2022
Prepare for a close encounter! An out-of-this-world exhibition is launching this Saturday with the opening of Our Moon: Then, Now & Beyond.
Two weeks to go for artists to enter No.8 Wire Award
01 March 2022
Just two weeks remain for artists to enter the annual Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award competition.
Exhibition scratches at surface of forgotten art
17 February 2022
Everyday art scratched into eggshells, whale teeth, and bullock horns is the focus of a new exhibition open from Saturday 19 February.
Silk artwork wins People’s Choice Award
09 February 2022
A handcrafted silk artwork won the prestigious Campbell Smith Memorial People’s Choice Award for the National Contemporary Art Award 2021.